Token & cost optimization
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How to Optimize Claude Session Limits and Avoid Context Bloat
A widely circulated habit of keeping a single massive chat thread to maintain context actually backfires by exhausting Claude's session limits. Because Anthropic calculates limits based on total tokens processed per turn, starting clean sessions and utilizing Claude Projects is far more efficient.
Why it matters. Developers can extend their daily Claude limits up to 5x by structuring conversations correctly instead of running into premature lockouts.